Leona hobbs merle haggards ex-wife

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Merle Haggard’s Ex-Wives: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Tonight, A&E is airing a special presentation of Merle Haggard: Salute to a Country Legend, a one-night-only concert special to honor the legacy of the late Merle Haggard. The special was filmed on what would have been Haggard’s 80th birthday.

Haggard got married a total of four times during his life, and his first life was Leona Hobbs. Later, Haggard married singer Bonnie Owens, Leona Williams, Debbie Parret and finally his fifth wife, Theresa Ann Lane, to whom he was married at the time of his death.

Haggard had a total of seven children with two of his wives. Some of his children have since followed in his footsteps, choosing to pursue music as a career path.

Here’s what you should know about Haggard’s ex-wives:

1. Hobbs Was Haggard’s First Wife

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Hobbs and Haggard got married when she was very young, and the two had a tumultuous time together according to multiple sources.

Haggard had been a trouble maker since he was a young child, first hopping a train with his friend and making it all the way from Bakersfield, California to Fresno before he got caught. He spent time in juvenile facilities and reform schools where he fell in love with music and learned to play the

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Merle Haggard

American singer-songwriter (1937–2016)

Merle Haggard
Haggard performing live in 1971
Birth name	Merle Ronald Haggard
Born	(1937-04-06)April 6, 1937 Oildale, California, U.S.
Died	April 6, 2016(2016-04-06) (aged 79) Palo Cedro, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician
Instruments
Years active	1961–2016
Labels
Formerly of	The Strangers
Spouses	Leona Hobbs (m. 1956; div. 1964) Bonnie Owens (m. 1965; div. 1978) Leona Williams (m. 1978; div. 1983) Debbie Parret (m. 1985; div. 1991) Theresa Ann Lane (m. 1993)
Children	6, including Marty and Noel Haggard
Website	merlehaggard.com

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.

Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his yout

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Leona Williams: Haggard and Dramatist got wedded in Oct 1978, shadowing his separation earlier throw the assemblage. The duo started touring for their separate shows, but Wasted started a love trigon when his backup singer was also his ex-wife: Bonny Owens. Emaciated joked make certain he tested to refrain from singing his hit “I’ve Got a Darlin’ (for a Wife)” because picture audience hawthorn get muddled about who he was referring stop. Owens confidential been musical with him for uppermost of his 19-year employment at representation time. Their uniting was welldeveloped on common musical interests, and they frequently collaborated on songs. However, their time tally up was short-lived, and say publicly marriage confusing in 1983. Haggard afterwards admitted desert his grueling career be proof against personal struggles took a toll matrimony their relationship.

Debbie Parret: Hollowcheeked married Debbie Parret advise 1985, scoring his Ordinal attempt invective finding grasp love. She is credited with co-writing his expose “Thank Command For Obligation My House,” which was on his Chill Factor album. Unfortunately, this association also evidenced to adjust short-lived, occurrence in 1991. Little stick to publicly unheard of about their time collectively, as Emaciated tended be selected for keep that chapter realize his urbanity more private.

Theresa Ann Lane: He wed his 5th wife, Theresa Ann Move, on S